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My friend Samad needs your help and participation for his project. It would be great if you have some time to partcipate, you can also send it along to your friends and colleagues. The deadline is till end of this month.

Research Overview:

Researcher: Samad Aidane

University: Middlesex University (U.K)

Degree: Master of Science in Neuroscience of Leadership

Research Topic: Investigate the effectiveness of intercultural competence training

What is the context for this study?

This research study is the final deliverable for completing my Master of Science degree in Neuroscience of Leadership through Middlesex University (U.K).

The study will explore a practical issue that many organizations are facing today: how to help their employees be effective in intercultural collaboration. Through a training intervention, the study will investigate the effectiveness of an intercultural competence training program aimed at enhancing cultural intelligence among IT professionals.

What is the aim of this study?

Integrating insights from multidisciplinary research, the workshop will provide participants with an understanding of how culture shapes the way we make decisions, solve problems, and collaborate with others in a multicultural teams.

The findings from this study will contribute to the existing body of research on best practices for how organizations plan, design, and implement effective intercultural competence training for IT professionals.

Who will participate in the study?

The target audiences of this study are organizations who are interested in improving collaboration in the context of multicultural teams involved in IT projects. Participants are Information Technology Professionals (project managers, business analysts, software developers and testers, as well as other IT roles) or other Subject Matter experts who work over 50% of their time on IT projects and are currently working on projects or teams that include members from multiple cultures.

The study will require no more than 4.5 hours of participant’s time, over a period of four weeks.

When will the training workshop take place?

The training workshop will take place the week of July 6th. Other workshop dates in July may be added if needed. The exact date and time of the workshop will be coordinated with participants. The study will end four weeks after the training workshop, with participants completing the post-assessment questionnaire.

What is the benefit to your organization?

The benefit to your organization is that participants will:

Learn to recognize cultural barriers to making decisions, solving problems, and collaborating with others in a multicultural teams.

Gain a better understanding of the essential skills for leading and working in multicultural teams.

Gain practical tips, techniques, and strategies on how to develop a culturally intelligent communication style to effectively lead and work in multicultural projects and teams.

A whitepaper summarizing the findings and recommendation from the study will be provided to each participant and their organization.

Are there any costs involved for participants?

All training in this study will be provided to participant at no cost to your organization

What about confidentiality?

All data collected in the research will be made anonymous and held confidentially. Only summary results will be presented in the final report.

When is the deadline to sign up to participate in the study?

The deadline to sign up to participate in the study is June 15, 2015.

How many participants from my organization can take part in the study?